Niagara goes dry...

hvp05 · 12-17-2010, 08:56 AM

... in June 1969.

41 year old photos surface, showing the face of the great Falls.

dave1959 · 12-17-2010, 09:25 AM

Pretty cool, It would be interesting to turn it off again and see what happeded over that 40 years.

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 12-17-2010, 09:27 AM

That is a WHOLE lot more interesting having been there rather than just some pics of a place I'd never been to.

Niagara is amazing.

*twinoaks207* ^(Premo) · 12-17-2010, 09:49 AM

Hmmmm....I was there that October or November on a class trip. We were on the Canadian side. I remember seeing Horseshoe Falls, going to some observation platform under the falls (rocks & big yellow raincoats), and going up the elevator on the outside of that big space-needle type observation tower (with my eyes closed -- afraid of heights). I do NOT remember seeing this!

Crap! The Falls stop for the first time in 12,000 years, I'm there in person, and I don't remember seeing it!

chernmax · 12-17-2010, 10:06 AM

hvp05 · 12-17-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by twinoaks207

Crap! The Falls stop for the first time in 12,000 years, I'm there in person, and I don't remember seeing it!

MrX · 12-17-2010, 02:03 PM

Pretty neat!

Rommey · 12-18-2010, 07:47 AM

You need to be on the Canada side to really appreciate both falls, especially at night with the American falls lit up. However, there are also a few places where you can literally stand a few feet from the edge and see all the power and volume of water rushing past.

I've been there about 4 times in the past and it just amazes me the amount of water flowing over the falls at any given moment. Of course you need to do the Maid of the Mist to really "feel" the falls. Last time we were there, we did the Maid of the Mist and the behind the falls tour. Funny thing there was hardly any crowds the day we went due to the [light] rain. The next day it was a perfect 80° day and everything was packed. I thought it odd that people stayed away from an attraction because of rain when there was already a 100% chance of getting wet.

Lenny · 12-19-2010, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rommey

I thought it odd that people stayed away from an attraction because of rain when there was already a 100% chance of getting wet.

Maybe it's the thought of standing in long lines waiting your turn and being wet before you get to the boat that's part of the psychology.

12-17-2010, 09:25 AM	#2
dave1959 Registered User Member Since: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,629	Pretty cool, It would be interesting to turn it off again and see what happeded over that 40 years. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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12-17-2010, 09:27 AM	#3
Larry Gude ^(Premo) Strung Out Member Since: Feb 2001 Posts: 63,790	That is a WHOLE lot more interesting having been there rather than just some pics of a place I'd never been to. Niagara is amazing. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ "...When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law. These two evils are of equal consequence, and it would be difficult for a person to choose between them." Frédéric Bastiat
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12-17-2010, 09:49 AM	#4
twinoaks207 ^(Premo) Waiting for beach weather Member Since: Oct 2008 Location: North Beach Posts: 7,709	Hmmmm....I was there that October or November on a class trip. We were on the Canadian side. I remember seeing Horseshoe Falls, going to some observation platform under the falls (rocks & big yellow raincoats), and going up the elevator on the outside of that big space-needle type observation tower (with my eyes closed -- afraid of heights). I do NOT remember seeing this! Crap! The Falls stop for the first time in 12,000 years, I'm there in person, and I don't remember seeing it! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Irish Diplomacy...is the ability to tell a man to go to hell so that he looks forward to making the trip. When life gives you lemons, make applejuice. And watch them try and figure out what you did there. Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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12-17-2010, 02:03 PM	#7
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12-18-2010, 07:47 AM	#8
Rommey Registered User Member Since: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,506	You need to be on the Canada side to really appreciate both falls, especially at night with the American falls lit up. However, there are also a few places where you can literally stand a few feet from the edge and see all the power and volume of water rushing past. I've been there about 4 times in the past and it just amazes me the amount of water flowing over the falls at any given moment. Of course you need to do the Maid of the Mist to really "feel" the falls. Last time we were there, we did the Maid of the Mist and the behind the falls tour. Funny thing there was hardly any crowds the day we went due to the [light] rain. The next day it was a perfect 80° day and everything was packed. I thought it odd that people stayed away from an attraction because of rain when there was already a 100% chance of getting wet. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Go back and search before you rock back that Pez dispenser of Stupid called a mouth. ~ Pete
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